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The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, by far the worst disaster in the number of lives lost during peacetime for Finland, killed 179 Finns in Thailand and Sri Lanka, and caused widespread public debate and investigations into the actions of Finnish officials who were claimed to have failed to help their citizens in the affected areas.
Finland The Finnish government has already delivered €4.5M to help the victims of the tsunami, €5.5M would be given to helping aid organisations when requested. In addition, €75,000 and a field hospital from the Finnish Red Cross and €25,000 from Save the Children Finland would be sent. France
The 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake Investigation Report from the Finnish Government (in Finnish) The 26 December 2004 Tsunami: a Hydraulic Engineering Phenomenon of International Significance. First Comments, Journal La Houille Blanche, No. 2, pp. 25–32
The tsunami left both the people and government of India in a state of heightened alert. On 30 December 2004, four days after the tsunami, Terra Research notified the India government that its sensors indicated there was a possibility of 7.9 to 8.1 magnitude tectonic shift in the next 12 hours between Sumatra and New Zealand. [177]
Finland: 179 deceased, among them musician Aki Sirkesalo. 177 died in Thailand, 1 in Sri Lanka and 1 in Finland after being severely injured in Thailand. France: 542 confirmed dead. About 50,000 French citizens were in the region when the tsunami hit, according to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Germany: 539 confirmed dead. Greece
Finland's government survived on Friday a no-confidence vote in parliament called by the opposition over a racism scandal that has rocked the ruling coalition since it took office in June, an ...
An unusual alert pinged phones and inboxes along the East Coast Tuesday afternoon — a test tsunami warning. The text and email alert issued by the National Tsunami Warning Center went out at 12: ...
Finland will extend the closure of its border crossing points with Russia beyond the current April 14 deadline “until further notice” due to a high risk of organized migration orchestrated by ...